Adam's Integrated curriculum – Indigenous history of Australia.
Lesson 1
Tuning in
Unpack key terms and concepts related to Australia's indigenous history. Define aboriginal, indigenous, Torres Strait islander, 20th Century, land rights, terra nullius, dreaming/dreamtime, stolen generations, land rights/native title, citizenship...
Explore one of the following people or events and collect all of the important information to share with the class. Consider who they are, what they did, when they did it, what problems did they have to overcome and how did benefit indigenous Australians in the 20th century?
You may choose someone else if you like but please discuss it with me first.
Lesson 1
Tuning in
Unpack key terms and concepts related to Australia's indigenous history. Define aboriginal, indigenous, Torres Strait islander, 20th Century, land rights, terra nullius, dreaming/dreamtime, stolen generations, land rights/native title, citizenship...
Lesson 2
Go to http://www.kidcyber.com.au/ (and then further http://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/austaborigines.htm) and find important events that
happened in Australia's indigenous 20th century. Make a brief summary of an important event to share with the class.
Lesson 3
Notable Indigenous Australians 1900-1999
Explore one of the following people or events and collect all of the important information to share with the class. Consider who they are, what they did, when they did it, what problems did they have to overcome and how did benefit indigenous Australians in the 20th century?
You may choose someone else if you like but please discuss it with me first.
Dr Faith Bandler, campaigner for indigenous right, writer:
http://indigenousrights.net.au/person.asp?pID=954
Neville Bonner, indigenous leader and senator:
http://www.naa.gov.au/collection/fact-sheets/fs231.aspx
Burnum Burnum, activist, actor, author, cricketer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnum_Burnum
William Cooper, leader, advocate, activist:
http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/cooper-william-5773
Mick Dodson, activist, advocate, leader: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Dodson
Patrick Dodson, leader, advocate: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Dodson
Eddie Mabo, land rights campaigner:
http://www.biographybase.com/biography/Mabo_Eddie.html
Oodgeroo Noonnuccal, poet, activist, artist, educator: http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/IMP0082b.htm
Patricia O'shane, activist, lawyer, magistrate, teacher:
http://trove.nla.gov.au/people/621074?c=people
Noel Pearson, activist, lawyer, academic:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noel_Pearson_%28Australian_lawyer%29
Charles Perkins, activist, athlete, leader: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_N._Perkins
Aden Ridgway, senator, advocate: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aden_Ridgeway
Yothu Yindi, band: http://www.yothuyindi.com/
Warumpi Band: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warumpi_Band
Manduwuy Yunupingu, musician, educator, leader: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandawuy_Yunupingu
Gary Foley, activist, academic, actor: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Foley
Kevin Buzzacott, activist, leader: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Buzzacott
Aboriginal Tent Embassy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aboriginal_Tent_Embassy
More here:
http://www.skwirk.com/p-c_s-17_u-455_t-1230_c-4708/SA/6/Famous-Indigenous-Australians/Indigenous-people
http://www.mcdowallss.eq.edu.au/Zones/student/classpages/yr7/indig/FamIndigenous.htm
http://adb.anu.edu.au/biographies/search/?query=ethnf:%22Indigenous+Australian%22
http://kooriweb.org/foley/heroes/martyrdx.html
Lesson 4
Share findings with the class from lesson 3.